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What Does It Mean to Be a Mathematician? The Arrival of AI Forces Us to Reflect
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Artificial intelligence has profoundly impacted mathematics, raising questions about the field's future after models solved complex problems like the Navier-Stokes equation and the Jacobian conjecture. While AI excels at verification, mathematicians argue that true mathematical essence lies in understanding, definition, and intuition rather than mere computation. Twenty-five Fields Medalists issued a statement criticizing how tech companies use famous problems as benchmarks, emphasizing that solving them is not the end goal but the beginning of deeper inquiry.
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